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No, 243,299. Paten ted June 21,1881.

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UNITED STATES.

PATENT OFFICE.

-OHARLES H. PIERCE, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR TO ELMER H.GREY, OF SAME PLACE.

CUE-TIP.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 243,299, dated June 21,1881.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES H. PIERCE, a citizen of the United States,residing in the city and county of Philadelphia, and State ofPennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Billiard-CueTips, which improvement is fully set forth in the followingspecification and accompanying drawings, in which- I Figure l is a sideelevation of the tip embodying my invention, Fig. 2 is a face viewthereof. Fig. 3 represents a sectionalview of my improved cue-tip.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in thefigures. I

The object of my invention is to avoid the use of chalk for cue-tips,which article, as is well known, is a matter of expense, soils the clothof thefgame-table, the floor of the apartment, and the clothes of theplayer, interrupts and delays the 'game,owing to the time necessary toreachthe chalk and apply it to the cue, and distracts the attention ofthe player. Furthermore, in the excitement of the game the playermayneglect to chalk the cue, and thus fail in the shot but chalk, even whenproperly and timely-applied, is somewhat defective, and attemptshavebeen'made to supply its place by forming the tips of variouscompositions, which, however, have not answered the purpose.

Y My invention is designed tore'medy the defect aforesaid and overcomethe objections stated; and it consists in forming the tips of emeryandsoft or vulcanized rubber, the emery being vastly in excess of therubber Application filed May 1, 1880. (No model.)

Referring to the drawings, A represents a tip, which is of usual form,and is applied to the one in the Well-known manner.

In producing the tip embodying my invention I take aboutfive parts ofemery and about one part of soft or vulcanized rubber, and mold the massinto tips of the desired form. Should thetips have a glazed surface,they may be turned to remove the same.

A tip thus constructed possesses all the ad vantages of a tip in use,with the addition of an increased frictional surface, better resultS andgreater durability, and obviates the necessity of chalk and chalking,thus avoiding interruptions-in the game, and saving time, labor, andexpense.

I am aware thatit has been proposed to form a cue-tip of rubber andchalk or some silicious substance. Thisldisclaim. Emery is avariety ofcorundum, consisting mainly of alumina. Itis sharp and gritty, and takesbetter hold of the balls, and wears longer than silicious substanceshence I have made an improve mentin the art and therefore,

Having fully described my invention and the advantages thereof, what Iclaim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

The cue-tip formed of emery and soft or vulcanized rubber, the emerybeing in excess, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

JOHN A. WIEDERsHEIM, A.'P. GRANT.

